The big fire in Southern California got me really thinking of fire prevention. As a country we have been practising fire surpression for almost a century. Should we have a better fire prevention program? I mean, one from the grass root? Can I lit a fire in my backyard when I know a big wet storm in coming?
2007-10-29 18:00:46 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
I heard in the news that the recent California fire happened because of a downed power line. OK, a wire sizzling away on the ground and igniting some dry grass won't blow the fuses they have along the poles. But as an engineer I would say it is possible to add a device that constantly sends a (say, high frequency) signal along the wires, and if that signal "suddenly disappears" at a monitoring station than a guy in the power plant should throw a big switch? That's what I would call "prevention", but since it costs extra money, nobody (including the hydro consumers) want to pay for it, right!?
Now they will (indirectly, and without having solved the root problem), because inevitably, the insurance premiums will go up.
2007-10-30 01:26:55 · answer #1 · answered by Marianna 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both fire suppression or prevention should be considered and should be used hand in hand. One complements the other. Fire is natural and is needed for long term health of the land.
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2007-10-31 18:01:09 · answer #2 · answered by anodizing101 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe that fire suppression and prevention are both the problem.
Fire is a naturally occurring force. Without small fires every few years tons of underbrush grow, die, and dry. They become a forest of tinder awaiting a source of ignition, whether it be natural, accidental, or intentional.
2007-10-29 18:08:06 · answer #3 · answered by don_sv_az 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to a nearby Disaster Prevention & Management Centre (DPMC). There u will find technological and scientific knowledge, methods etc..
for ur general guideline, in a dwelling area as in your querry, it is not practical/economically viable to install fire prevention gadgets. Normally u can think of alarms, messaging automatic info to fire brigade etc..
In factories, u can see automated sprinklers, padding of foam on solvent in tanks, flame proof machineries etc..for this purpose.
2007-10-29 19:13:16 · answer #4 · answered by JJ SHROFF 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋